Note - Due to AP voters failing to rank two-loss B1G teams in its last somewhat meaningful poll of the season, this post uses the Massey Computer Ratings.

One third of B1G teams are napping in Week 10: No. 18 Iowa, No. 45 Northwestern, No. 6 Oregon, No. 62 UCLA, No. 61 Wisconsin, and No. 19 Washington.

One of the preseason's most anticipated B1G games has not come to fruition.

No. 1 Ohio State -20.5 vs. No. 33 Penn State - 9 AM Fox

Make no mis-state, Franklin's flameout has burned the entire conference. This would have been a football game with over 4 million views. Now?

Penn State did show up and compete at Iowa last Saturday. Will it do the same in Columbus? Another B1G question: Will Jim Knowles show up in a Halloween costume?

Week 10 features one Big Ten playoff elimination game. The BCS (Battered Coaches Syndrome) Game.

No. 31 6-2 Nebraska +6.5 vs. No. 20 5-2 USC - 4:30 NBC

What if I were to tell you that Penn State was paying James Franklin 500,000 Franklins to get lost, because in twelve seasons at Penn State, Jimmy was 15-8 vs. Top 25 teams and 4-20 vs. Top 10 teams.

And that Nebraska coach, Matt Ruhle, 2-23 against ranked opponents, is one of the leading candidates to replace Franklin. And that this isn't a movie. 😁

Losing to ranked opponents is the Ruhle for this once proud program.

The last time the Cornhuskers shucked a ranked opponent happened in 2016, when No. 2 Alabama defeated No. 1 Clemson 🙃to win Saint Nick another Natty.

What if I were to tell you that a coach being paid more than $10 million a year by USC is 4-11 against ranked opponents in his time at Troy, and is 1-6 East of the Rockies?

There are no longer tie games in college football; one team has to win and remain playoff eligible. For OBD's SOS sake, let's hope it's SC (Gulp).

Other, perhaps in name only, B1G games.

No. 51 Maryland +21.5 vs. No. 2 Indiana - 12:30 CBS

No. 21 Michigan -20.5 vs. No. 84 Purdue - 4 PM BTN

Poor-Due keeps inventing ways to lose close games. Your QB catches his own batted pass, fumbles, and Rutgers kicks the winning FG with two seconds left? 🤪

No. 29 Illinois -12.5 vs. 64 Rutgers - 9 AM NBC

No. 44 Minnesota +/- Who cares? vs. No. 71 Michigan State 12:30 BTN

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Top 25 vs. Top 25 -

No. 17 (!!!) Vanderbilt at No. 10 (!!!) Texas - 9 AM ABC

No. 14 Oklahoma at No. 11 Tennessee - 4:30 PM ABC

No. 24 Cincinnati at No. 21 Utah - 7 PM ESPN

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Turn the clocks back and enjoy a few more IPAs and an hour-longer nap. 😴

Since we are in if we run the table, I am hoping we make ewe dub a 500 team for their 4th straight loss.

Then face (plant) sc to under 500 for their 4th straight loss also and let the Bruins supply the tar to the Duck feathers on Riley.

49 minutes ago, Steven A said:

Since we are in if we run the table, I am hoping we make ewe dub a 500 team for their 4th straight loss.

Then face (plant) sc to under 500 for their 4th straight loss also and let the Bruins supply the tar to the Duck feathers on Riley.

I love the scenario. But if this were to happen, I'm not sure an 11-1 Ducks would be the 5th or 6th PO seed.

We'll see what the PO committee's 'enhanced metrics' come up with on November 4th. SC, Iowa, and UW should be ranked, and 5-2 Nebraska has a win over No. 17 Cincinnati, a loss to No. 21 Michigan, and a bad loss at Wisconsin.

No. 25 Memphis has a better resume than Iowa and UW? Even Nebraska?

UVA with a season-long tightrope act is No. 15? Interestingly, UVA's loss to NC State was not a conference game, right? 🤪Heck of a 1 point OT win against the Bogus Belichick's. And how about that 2 OT win over FSU, a team that is 0-4 in the ACC.

5 B12 teams ranked? Why?

Whether intentional or subliminal, I think Tony Petitti's AQ PO format has led to dumping on the B1G and giving even more love to the SEC, a conference going to nine games next season.

Win the Bye!

I believe AQs are necessary. But THREE instead of four. I also believe the play in games should be used instead of expanding the field to 14 or 16. That in essence expands the field beyond 12.

We will know in three weeks who is really slated to be considered playoff worthy. I'll definitely say this: there is no way on this planet that there are NINE SEC teams worthy of top 20 status. That is absolute nonsense. Florida, LSU, South Carolina and Auburn have been used as justification for bolstering a pretty average set of teams. The madness needs to end.